Dreamtonics has stepped away from vocal synthesis to launch Instrument X, a Neural Acoustics Modeling platform that models orchestral strings, woodwinds and brass rather than streaming them from disk. Here's what it does and what it costs.

Rhodes has added Clav Pro to its software lineup, a detailed recreation of a rare 1977 Clav D6 "Transition" model, complete with pickup switching, mute control, amp and speaker simulation and a full effects rack. Out now for macOS and Windows in VST3, AU and AAX.

VSL's new Synchron Brass (muted) bundle gathers the distinctive sound of straight-muted brass in one place, adding three new trombone Single Packs recorded on Stage A at the Vienna Synchron Stage.

Celemony's latest Tonalic update adds a Grammy-nominated percussionist's calabash — plus new cajons, congas, udus and brush-played djembes — to its virtual session musician plug-in.

Vienna Ensemble Pro 8.1 and 8.1V add an MCP server for AI-assisted template building, a redesigned video version, immersive audio routing up to 22.2 and Auro-3D, and a host of workflow refinements — free for existing users.